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宗
zōng
1. school
2. sect
3. purpose
4. model
5. ancestor
6. clan
7. to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work)
8. classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

宗
zōng
ancestry, clan, family, lineage; religion, sect
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

宗师
zōngshī
great scholar respected for learning and integrity
宗庙
zōngmiào
temple
宗教
zōngjiào
religion
HSK 6
联宗
liánzōng
combined branches of a clan
阳宗
yángzōng
sun
英宗
Yīngzōng
Yingzong, Temple name of sixth and eighth Ming emperor Zhengtong [[正統|正统<Zhèngtǒng>]]
莲宗
Liánzōng
see [[淨土宗|净土宗<Jìngtǔzōng>]]
禅宗
Chánzōng
Zen Buddhism
祖宗
zǔzōng
ancestor
宗族
zōngzú
Chinese clan
宗旨
zōngzhǐ
objective
HSK 6
宗正
zōngzhèng
Director of the Imperial Clan in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers [[九卿<jiǔqīng>]]
宗派
zōngpài
sect
正宗
zhèngzōng
orthodox school
HSK 6
宗筋
zōngjīn
penis (Chinese medicine)
大宗
dàzōng
large amount
卷宗
juànzōng
file
密宗
Mìzōng
Vajrayana
密宗
mìzōng
tantra
宁宗
Níngzōng
Emperor Ningzong of Southern Song (1168-1224)

Alternate Entries

宗
Zōng
surname Zong

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
726
Word Frequency Rank
2,620 of 84,292